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Jo Anne Simon Endorsement Update: Veterans and Atlantic Yards
I want to do two quick updates on Jo Anne Simon's campaign for the 33rd City Council race. One is another big endorsement, the other is yet another counter to some accusations made about Jo Anne and Atlantic Yards by campaigns that prefer negative campaigning.
First the new endorsement: NYC Veterans for Progressive Change have endorsed Jo Anne Simon for City Council. Here is their endorsement:
City Council, District 33 – There is no incumbent in this race. Out of the
possible 7 strong candidates we looked at, we believe that having worked with
Jo Anne Simon, a nationally prominent A.D.A. lawyer and democratic district
leader on veterans’ issues in the past; she will be an excellent supporter of
veterans’ issues and will take up our issues at City Hall. We believe that she will bring her advocacy talents and political know how to produce results for both
veterans and the district. Ms. Simon is endorsed by the New York Times. We
highly recommend Jo Anne Simon.
Now the other clarification regarding endorsements in the 33rd race. Three of the other candidates in the race have as their main strategy negative campaigning against Jo Anne Simon. Among their attacks have been trying to portray her as pro-Ratner. This is very much not the case. I want to emphsize that Jo Anne Simon is THE candidate endorsed by many of the core anti-Ratner activists. I have highlighted some of them in the past, but let me give a more comprehensive list (with a reminder of some I have forgotten before thanks to the Simon campaign).
Jo Anne Simon has been endorsed by:
Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats
Councilwoman Tish James
State Senator Velmanette Montgomery
State Senator Eric Adams
Candace Carpenter (head of the DDDB legal team fighting Ratner)
Isabel Hill (film maker who made Brooklyn Matters, an award winning documentary about the fight against Ratner)
All of these have been champions in the fight against Ratner and they have ALL endorsed Jo Anne Simon. Believe me that Tish James, CBID, the head of the DDDB legal team and the maker of Brooklyn Matters would NOT endorse a pro-Ratner candidate! So don't believe misleading negative campaigning. A vote for Jo Anne Simon is a vote against not just the Vito Lopez machine but a vote against Bruce Ratner.
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Doug Biviano Endorsed By Rep. Dennis Kucinich
Progressive Champion Latest to Support Growing Reform Movement in Brooklyn's 33rd
BROOKLYN. NY – Former Presidential candidate and popular U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich will be endorsing Doug Biviano in the highly contested race for the 33rd City Council district Saturday morning, lending a strong progressive voice to the growing chorus demanding reform in the 33rd District. The Congressman and his wife will be arriving for a formal endorsement that will take place at 11:00 AM on the steps of Biviano’s campaign office at 89 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights.
Biviano was humbled by the endorsement, citing Kucinich as an influential figure in his own political development. “Working for Dennis’ campaign last year was an awesome experience for me because I’ve always admired his willingness to take a stand against special interests and lead on so many important issues,” said Biviano. “Now to have his support in my fight for reform is just a tremendous honor. I invite everybody to come down to our office and meet this great champion of the progressive movement.”